Collective orientation and its implications for coordination and team performance in interdependent work contexts

被引:9
作者
Hagemann, Vera [1 ]
Ontrup, Greta [2 ]
Kluge, Annette [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Bremen, Fac Business Studies & Econ, Dept Human Resource Management, Bremen, Germany
[2] Ruhr Univ Bochum, Dept Business Psychol, Bochum, Germany
关键词
Team performance; Simulation; Collective orientation; Interdependent teamwork; Latent growth model; Team process; SELF-EFFICACY; TASK-ANALYSIS; NEED; REQUIREMENTS; LEVEL; COOPERATION; COMPLEXITY; COGNITION; POTENCY; RELIABILITY;
D O I
10.1108/TPM-03-2020-0020
中图分类号
C93 [管理学];
学科分类号
12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ;
摘要
Purpose This paper aims to explore the influence of collective orientation (CO) on coordination and team performance for interdependently working teams while controlling for person-related and team variables. Design/methodology/approach A total of 58 two-person-teams participated in a simulation-based firefighting task. The laboratory study took 2 h for each team. The effects of CO in tasks of increasing complexity were investigated under the consideration of control variables, and the relations between CO, coordination and team performance were assessed using a multivariate latent growth curve modeling approach and by estimating indirect effects in simple mediation models. Findings Team members high on CO performed significantly better than low-scoring members. The effect of CO on team performance was independent from an increasing task complexity, whereas the effect of CO on coordination was not. The effect of CO on team performance was mediated by coordination within the team, and the positive relation between CO and performance persists when including group efficacy into the model. Research limitations/implications As CO is a modifiable person-related variable and important for effective team processes, additional research on factors influencing this attitude during work is assumed to be valuable. Practical implications CO is especially important for highly interdependently working teams in high-risk-organizations such as the fire service or nuclear power plants, where errors lead to severe consequences for human beings or the environment. Originality/value No other studies showed the importance of CO for coordination and team performance while considering teamwork-relevant variables and the interdependence of work.
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页码:30 / 65
页数:36
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